Cumberland High School is located at 2600 Mendon Road in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island (Cumberland High School r,2007). Cumberland High School is home to 1547 students, as it houses grades 9-12. The ninth grade houses 439 students, the tenth grade houses 397 students, the eleventh grade houses 350 students, and grade twelve houses 361 students (Public School Review q, 2007) . With so many students, the average class size comes in at 13-1 (Greatschools.net s, 2007). The school houses twenty-eight clubs, twenty different athletic teams/club sports for both boys and girls, and two different newspapers (Wikipedia.org w, 2007). Even with so many students, the school lacks diversity. The school is made up of 92% white, 2% are African American, 1% are Asian, 4% are Hispanic, and 1% are Native American (RIDE d, 2007). The school is considered one of the best in the state of Rhode Island, as it has met all the standards for the S.A.T's, E.L.A's, and the No Child Left Behind Act.
The actual town of Cumberland is a suburban community, housing 31, 840 people (Public School Review n, 2007). It is located approximately twenty-three minutes from Providence, fifty-seven minutes from Boston, and fifty-three minutes from the University of Rhode Island. The town, explaining for the schools lack of diversity, is very one-dimensional itself. The town is made up of 96.7% white, .6% African-American, .1% Indian, .1% Alaskan Native, .8% Asian-American, and holds a 2.1% Hispanic/Latino population (US Census o, 2000). The town of Cumberland is also considered one of the nicest communities in the state of Rhode Island.
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Community Background
The town of Cumberland, Rhode Island is home to 31,840 people (Public School Review n, 2007). The town, much like the school system lacks diversity. The town is made up of 96.7% white, .6% African-American, .1% Indian, .1% Alaskan Native, .8% Asian-American, and 2.1% Hispanic. The town is also made up of 52.3% women and 47.7% men (US Census o, 2000). As the town is suburban, it is a town with mostly houses. Approximately 97% of the housing units in the town are occupied. About 76.7% of these houses are fully owned, 23.3% of the houses are leased. About 3% of the houses are completely vacant (US Census o, 2000). The average age of the housing in Cumberland is 44 years old. On average, 2.59 people occupy each house, and on average 3.05 people make up each family unit (US Census o, 2000).
The age of the people of the town is highly diverse. First of all, 75.8% of the people in the town are eighteen years old or older, and 16% are age 65 or older, the median age of the town falling in at 39.3 years of age (US Census o, 2000). Those in the town making over two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 2.8% of the community Those making between one-hundred thousand and two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 14.8% of the community. Those making between fifty thousand and one-hundred thousand dollars a year come out to be 36.8%. Those making fewer then fifty thousand dollars a year make up the majority at 45.5% (US Census x, 1999). The poverty line is also not a major problem in the town as only 6.8% of the town register to be living below the poverty line. Families under the poverty line represent 2.9% of the community where individuals under the poverty line represent another 3.9% of the community. The town, as a whole, has shown that there are working situations available, for 66.3% of the people within the town are employed (US Census o, 2000). This may attribute to their being 768 total offenses in the last year, mostly petty and smaller offences SIC (Cumberland Police Department m, 2007).IS THIS A HIGH OR LOW CRIME RATE? Even though, the overall educational experience of the community is very strong. About 81.4% of the community have graduated high school or have advanced to college, About 29.5% of them have received a bachelor degree or higher (US Census o, 2000). The community, despite their own academic achievements, still remain very involved in the schools as an estimated 10% of the people remain involved with the school district (RIDE b, 2006). WHAT DOES ALL THIS INFORMATION TELL YOU ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BEYOND THAT IT IS DIVERSE?
This 10% OF WHAT is on par with the average in Rhode Island.CITATION? Though, forty-six percent of the teachers who work in the Cumberland district say that parent involvement is essential. Of the teachers, 20% of them feel that parent/community involvement and support is essential. Finally, 77% of the teachers say that they maintain a positive relationship with the parents. On the flip side, 21% of the parents say that the teachers call the parents when their child is doing well, but 41% of the parents are concerned that their requests aren't returned in a timely matter (RIDE b, 2006). The town also has a few things to offer the school district in other ways. They have two major parks, Diamond Hill Park and Valley Falls Heritage Park, which help aid in learning and can help with the opening and enhancing of young minds (Visit New England t, 2004).
District Summary
Cumberland has a population of 31,840 people. The school district with one high school, two middle schools, and seven elementary schools house a combine 5122 kids. Cumberland High School holds 1547 students, with a 13-1 student to teacher ratio (Public School Review h, 2006). IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? Cumberland Middle school holds 565 kids at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio where North Cumberland Middle Schools holds 695 kids, with a 12-1 teacher to student ratio. Their are seven elementary schools. The first being Ashton School which holds 360 students at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio. B.F. Norton Elementary School holds 329 students at a 11-1 student teacher rate. Community School holds 617 kids at a 14-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Hill Annex Elementary holds 154 students at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Hill School holds 434 students, at a 12-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Pre-School center holds 84 kids, at a 12-1 student to teacher ratio. Finally, Garvin Memorial Elementary holds 337 students at a 10-1 student to teacher ratio. The average student to teacher ratio in the district is 12-1 (Public School Review q, 2007). With so many students, the school district collects $49,113,000 in revenue per year (Public School Review n, 2007). IS IN IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW ALL THESE RATIOS? WHY? HOW DO YOU SUM THEM UP?
The teaching practices at the school are only "ok", not reaching a great standard. An estimated 40% of the teachers read over and fully inspect a students work to guide in future instruction. Roughly 46% of the students recieve SIC writing instruction to better their work. About 63% are taught decision making and problem solving, About 38% of the material that is taught to the kids go's along with their interests and what they may want to learn about. These stats have had a nice effect on a minimum of the students, as 19% of the students have begun revising their own papers, 18% give feedback on their papers to one another (RIDE g, 2006). HOW DO YOU KNOW THESE ARE "OK" NUMBERS?
The economics of the town are highly diverse. The majority of the people, 45.5%, lie within the interval of earning up to fifty thousand dollars a year. The next biggest percentage, 36.8%, lies in those who earn between fifty and one hundred thousand dollars a year. Another 14.8% earn between one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand dollars a year, Finally 2.8% earn above two-hundred thousand dollars a year (US Census x, 1999). Despite the diversity of the economics of the town, the school is still able to offer many great "opportunities" to all students. The school offers twenty different athletic possibilities for its students (Wikipedia w, 2007). The high school team holds 47 championship titles and 3 New England titles. These include 5 state championships in golf, seven state championships and one New England title in boys swimming, 5 state championships in girls swimming. Their most recent title came in wrestling in 2005 (Rhode Island High School Sports p, 2007). DOES THIS PARAGRAPH TELL ABOUT THE TOWN AND THE DISTRICT?
The school works with Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center. This school offers opportunities that would not be offered in a high school stage. Such courses that can be taken are Academy of Information Technology, Automotive Mechanics, Child Studies/Human Services, Cisco Networking Academy, Collision Repair Academy, Construction Academy, Cox Communications New Media Academy, Culinary Arts, Finance Academy, Graphics/Printing, Health Occupations, and the Travel/Tourism Academy (Cumberland High School u, 2007). An awfully large percentage of the student body is represented by those with a disability (RIDE k, 2006). About 20.29% of the student body has a disability. DO YOU MEAN SPECIAL ED? Roughly 55% of students in the school district participate in the general classes with assistance or special advantage. Another 20% participate in the regular classes 40-79% of the time. Another 13% are in the general classes less than 40% of the day. Roughly 5% are taught in a private facility to match their needs. Another 3% are homebound or hospitalized. Finally, another 2% are in residential facilities. This leads to a total of 1339 students receiving disability services of some kind (RIDE k, 2006). To take care of and meet the needs of these kids, the school has invested a total of $13,191,736. This evens out to be about $11,582 per child (RIDE y, 2006). Even though, The district will provide busing for all students within town limits to attend a school within the district despite their needs(Cumberland Schools l, 1987).
School Analysis
The school has never failed to meet or exceed expectation. The average SAT surpass the average SAT scores of the state of Rhode Island in both mathematics and the Verbal component. INCLUDE THE NUMBERS AND CITE. The school also excelled in terms of the No Child Left Behind Act. In England Language Arts for No Child Left Behind, the national target is 68.8% where Cumberland reached 88.6%. In mathematics, the national target is at 54% where Cumberland reached 76.9% (RIDE a, 2006). On the English Language-Arts test, Cumberland achieved the standard on all sections . They scored 52% on the "Reading basic understanding", scored 51% on "Analysis and Interpretation", scored 53% on "Writing and Effectiveness", and scored 72% on "Convections (RIDE a, 2006)." DID THEY MEET AL NCLB TARGETS? The school also offers a wide variety of Advanced Placement courses. A total of 115 AP exams were taken during the last school year and 77% of them scored high enough to be counted for college credit (RIDE v, 2006) . Overall, the schools graduation rate is 88%, which is better than the state average of 85%. Unfortunately, their is also a chunk of people at 12% who drop out, but that is still better than the Rhode Island average of 15% (RIDE c, 2006). The average class size of the school is 13-1 ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS ISN'T A STUDENT TEACHER RATIO AND NOT A CLASS SIZE? , allowing for more personal attention to each student (RIDE h, 2006). The teachers take should take a great amount of credit for the students success's. There are 120 teachers in the district (RIDE i, 2006). Roughly 30 percent of students say that teachers take a "personal interest" in them as people (RIDE f, 2006). IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? Another 15% actively get help from teachers for their subjects. Roughly 40% of students feel that they have a "belonging" in the school (RIDE f, 2006). About 65% of parents view teachers as "partners" in the process of education, and another 30% of teachers actively inform the teachers on school issues (RIDE f, 2006). These teachers who go the extra mile deserve a great deal of credit. AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS DON'T TELL ME MUCH UNLESS YOU PROVIDE A POINT OF COMPARISON.
The health and saftey(SIC) records of the school is "mediocre" compared to those of other high schools in Rhode Island. In Cumberland High, 30% of students smoke compared to 20% on average in other Rhode Island high schools. About 25% chew tobacco compared with 15% in other high schools. About 40% do illegal drugs at Cumberland High, compared to 30% at other Rhode Island schools. Approximately 50% drink alcohol compared to 40% at other high schools. About 45% smoke marijuana compared to the state average of 40%. Sleep is also a major health problem at the school as about 70% of the students report getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night, which is right on pace with the Rhode Island average. Finally, 25% at Cumberland and Rhode Island high schools do not eat healthy (RIDE e, 2006). Parent participation is on par with the state average at 10% . The school lacks ethnicity. About 92% of the school is white, 2% is African-American, 1% is Asian-American, 4% are Hispanic, and another 1% is Native American (RIDE d, 2006). One hundred percent of the school population do not recieve ESL Services (RIDE d, 2006).
The school's socio-economic status is all over the map. (DIVERSE) Those in the town making over two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 2.8% of the community Those making between one-hundred thousand and two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 14.8% of the community. Those making between fifty thousand and one-hundred thousand dollars a year come out to be 36.8%. Those making under fifty thousand dollars a year make up the majority at 45.5% (US Census x, 1999). Those who are elgiable SIC for the free or reduced lunch at the school make out 12% of the poppulation, much better than the state average of 32% . The school has 28 different clubs and 20 different sports for both boys and girls (Wikipedia w, 2007). The school also has 2 different newspapers, one being a Literary Magazine and one being a French Newsletter. The school sports has won 47 titles, including 3 New England titles. These titles include 5 state championships in golf, 7 titles, 1 being a New England title, in boys swimming, and 5 state championships in girls swimming (Rhode Island High School Sports p, 2007). All of these clubs, sports, and teachers cost money. It's estimated the school spends $8,406 per pupil (Great Schools.net j, 2006). It's estimated that 60% of that figure is spent on instructional, 17% for student and staff support, 8% for administration, and 15% for other expenditures (Great Schools.net j, 2006)
Conclusion
Cumberland High School is a very good, up and coming high school. With stats that show it has surpassed the expectations required for the No Child Left Behind Act, the SATs, and graduates a very high percentage. The academic and educational commitment within the town is impressive and the school has shown a great commitment to its students. Though the school has some downfalls, such that of health and parent-teacher communication. Just like with any public school, you are going to take the ups with the downs. But none the less, it is a very good school, which has consistently reached the standards set forth by the state and national government. None of the stats fall lower than that of the state. It is a very good school with great potential down the road.
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
REVISION FEEDBACK
- INTRO FIXED
- INFORMATION ADDED, ESP COMPARISONS Total Score for this Evaluation: 33/35 pts
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Introduction = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.
4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.
3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.
2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community.
0 - No introduction section is apparent.
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Organization = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented.
4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section.
3 - Report is missing one of the sections.
2 - Report is missing more than one section.
0 - Report does not include any sections.
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Mechanics = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.
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There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
4 - Most information is cited using APA style.
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3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.
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There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used.
0 - Report does not include a Reference section.
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Conclusion = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.
4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community.
3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings.
0 - No conclusion section is apparent.
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Creativity = 4 / 5 pts.
5 - Report is written in an engaging style.
4 - Report has some interesting sections.
3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose.
COULD BE IMPROVED BY DRAWING MORE CONCLUSIONS FROM DATA, PROVIDING KEY COMPARISONS.
Thoroughness = 9 /10 pts
5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.
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Cumberland High School
Introduction
Cumberland High School is located at 2600 Mendon Road in Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island (Cumberland High School r,2007). Cumberland High School is home to 1547 students, as it houses grades 9-12. The ninth grade houses 439 students, the tenth grade houses 397 students, the eleventh grade houses 350 students, and grade twelve houses 361 students (Public School Review q, 2007) . With so many students, the average class size comes in at 13-1 (Greatschools.net s, 2007). The school houses twenty-eight clubs, twenty different athletic teams/club sports for both boys and girls, and two different newspapers (Wikipedia.org w, 2007). Even with so many students, the school lacks diversity. The school is made up of 92% white, 2% are African American, 1% are Asian, 4% are Hispanic, and 1% are Native American (RIDE d, 2007). The school is considered one of the best in the state of Rhode Island, as it has met all the standards for the S.A.T's, E.L.A's, and the No Child Left Behind Act.The actual town of Cumberland is a suburban community, housing 31, 840 people (Public School Review n, 2007). It is located approximately twenty-three minutes from Providence, fifty-seven minutes from Boston, and fifty-three minutes from the University of Rhode Island. The town, explaining for the schools lack of diversity, is very one-dimensional itself. The town is made up of 96.7% white, .6% African-American, .1% Indian, .1% Alaskan Native, .8% Asian-American, and holds a 2.1% Hispanic/Latino population (US Census o, 2000). The town of Cumberland is also considered one of the nicest communities in the state of Rhode Island.
WHAT ABOUT PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT AND INDICATING FOR WHOM THE REPORT IS INTENDED?
Community Background
The town of Cumberland, Rhode Island is home to 31,840 people (Public School Review n, 2007). The town, much like the school system lacks diversity. The town is made up of 96.7% white, .6% African-American, .1% Indian, .1% Alaskan Native, .8% Asian-American, and 2.1% Hispanic. The town is also made up of 52.3% women and 47.7% men (US Census o, 2000). As the town is suburban, it is a town with mostly houses. Approximately 97% of the housing units in the town are occupied. About 76.7% of these houses are fully owned, 23.3% of the houses are leased. About 3% of the houses are completely vacant (US Census o, 2000). The average age of the housing in Cumberland is 44 years old. On average, 2.59 people occupy each house, and on average 3.05 people make up each family unit (US Census o, 2000).The age of the people of the town is highly diverse. First of all, 75.8% of the people in the town are eighteen years old or older, and 16% are age 65 or older, the median age of the town falling in at 39.3 years of age (US Census o, 2000). Those in the town making over two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 2.8% of the community Those making between one-hundred thousand and two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 14.8% of the community. Those making between fifty thousand and one-hundred thousand dollars a year come out to be 36.8%. Those making fewer then fifty thousand dollars a year make up the majority at 45.5% (US Census x, 1999). The poverty line is also not a major problem in the town as only 6.8% of the town register to be living below the poverty line. Families under the poverty line represent 2.9% of the community where individuals under the poverty line represent another 3.9% of the community. The town, as a whole, has shown that there are working situations available, for 66.3% of the people within the town are employed (US Census o, 2000). This may attribute to their being 768 total offenses in the last year, mostly petty and smaller offences SIC (Cumberland Police Department m, 2007).IS THIS A HIGH OR LOW CRIME RATE? Even though, the overall educational experience of the community is very strong. About 81.4% of the community have graduated high school or have advanced to college, About 29.5% of them have received a bachelor degree or higher (US Census o, 2000). The community, despite their own academic achievements, still remain very involved in the schools as an estimated 10% of the people remain involved with the school district (RIDE b, 2006). WHAT DOES ALL THIS INFORMATION TELL YOU ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BEYOND THAT IT IS DIVERSE?
This 10% OF WHAT is on par with the average in Rhode Island.CITATION? Though, forty-six percent of the teachers who work in the Cumberland district say that parent involvement is essential. Of the teachers, 20% of them feel that parent/community involvement and support is essential. Finally, 77% of the teachers say that they maintain a positive relationship with the parents. On the flip side, 21% of the parents say that the teachers call the parents when their child is doing well, but 41% of the parents are concerned that their requests aren't returned in a timely matter (RIDE b, 2006). The town also has a few things to offer the school district in other ways. They have two major parks, Diamond Hill Park and Valley Falls Heritage Park, which help aid in learning and can help with the opening and enhancing of young minds (Visit New England t, 2004).
District Summary
Cumberland has a population of 31,840 people. The school district with one high school, two middle schools, and seven elementary schools house a combine 5122 kids. Cumberland High School holds 1547 students, with a 13-1 student to teacher ratio (Public School Review h, 2006). IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? Cumberland Middle school holds 565 kids at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio where North Cumberland Middle Schools holds 695 kids, with a 12-1 teacher to student ratio. Their are seven elementary schools. The first being Ashton School which holds 360 students at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio. B.F. Norton Elementary School holds 329 students at a 11-1 student teacher rate. Community School holds 617 kids at a 14-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Hill Annex Elementary holds 154 students at a 11-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Hill School holds 434 students, at a 12-1 student to teacher ratio. Cumberland Pre-School center holds 84 kids, at a 12-1 student to teacher ratio. Finally, Garvin Memorial Elementary holds 337 students at a 10-1 student to teacher ratio. The average student to teacher ratio in the district is 12-1 (Public School Review q, 2007). With so many students, the school district collects $49,113,000 in revenue per year (Public School Review n, 2007). IS IN IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW ALL THESE RATIOS? WHY? HOW DO YOU SUM THEM UP?The teaching practices at the school are only "ok", not reaching a great standard. An estimated 40% of the teachers read over and fully inspect a students work to guide in future instruction. Roughly 46% of the students recieve SIC writing instruction to better their work. About 63% are taught decision making and problem solving, About 38% of the material that is taught to the kids go's along with their interests and what they may want to learn about. These stats have had a nice effect on a minimum of the students, as 19% of the students have begun revising their own papers, 18% give feedback on their papers to one another (RIDE g, 2006). HOW DO YOU KNOW THESE ARE "OK" NUMBERS?
The economics of the town are highly diverse. The majority of the people, 45.5%, lie within the interval of earning up to fifty thousand dollars a year. The next biggest percentage, 36.8%, lies in those who earn between fifty and one hundred thousand dollars a year. Another 14.8% earn between one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand dollars a year, Finally 2.8% earn above two-hundred thousand dollars a year (US Census x, 1999). Despite the diversity of the economics of the town, the school is still able to offer many great "opportunities" to all students. The school offers twenty different athletic possibilities for its students (Wikipedia w, 2007). The high school team holds 47 championship titles and 3 New England titles. These include 5 state championships in golf, seven state championships and one New England title in boys swimming, 5 state championships in girls swimming. Their most recent title came in wrestling in 2005 (Rhode Island High School Sports p, 2007). DOES THIS PARAGRAPH TELL ABOUT THE TOWN AND THE DISTRICT?
The school works with Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center. This school offers opportunities that would not be offered in a high school stage. Such courses that can be taken are Academy of Information Technology, Automotive Mechanics, Child Studies/Human Services, Cisco Networking Academy, Collision Repair Academy, Construction Academy, Cox Communications New Media Academy, Culinary Arts, Finance Academy, Graphics/Printing, Health Occupations, and the Travel/Tourism Academy (Cumberland High School u, 2007). An awfully large percentage of the student body is represented by those with a disability (RIDE k, 2006). About 20.29% of the student body has a disability. DO YOU MEAN SPECIAL ED? Roughly 55% of students in the school district participate in the general classes with assistance or special advantage. Another 20% participate in the regular classes 40-79% of the time. Another 13% are in the general classes less than 40% of the day. Roughly 5% are taught in a private facility to match their needs. Another 3% are homebound or hospitalized. Finally, another 2% are in residential facilities. This leads to a total of 1339 students receiving disability services of some kind (RIDE k, 2006). To take care of and meet the needs of these kids, the school has invested a total of $13,191,736. This evens out to be about $11,582 per child (RIDE y, 2006). Even though, The district will provide busing for all students within town limits to attend a school within the district despite their needs(Cumberland Schools l, 1987).
School Analysis
The school has never failed to meet or exceed expectation. The average SAT surpass the average SAT scores of the state of Rhode Island in both mathematics and the Verbal component. INCLUDE THE NUMBERS AND CITE. The school also excelled in terms of the No Child Left Behind Act. In England Language Arts for No Child Left Behind, the national target is 68.8% where Cumberland reached 88.6%. In mathematics, the national target is at 54% where Cumberland reached 76.9% (RIDE a, 2006). On the English Language-Arts test, Cumberland achieved the standard on all sections . They scored 52% on the "Reading basic understanding", scored 51% on "Analysis and Interpretation", scored 53% on "Writing and Effectiveness", and scored 72% on "Convections (RIDE a, 2006)." DID THEY MEET AL NCLB TARGETS? The school also offers a wide variety of Advanced Placement courses. A total of 115 AP exams were taken during the last school year and 77% of them scored high enough to be counted for college credit (RIDE v, 2006) . Overall, the schools graduation rate is 88%, which is better than the state average of 85%. Unfortunately, their is also a chunk of people at 12% who drop out, but that is still better than the Rhode Island average of 15% (RIDE c, 2006). The average class size of the school is 13-1 ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS ISN'T A STUDENT TEACHER RATIO AND NOT A CLASS SIZE? , allowing for more personal attention to each student (RIDE h, 2006). The teachers take should take a great amount of credit for the students success's. There are 120 teachers in the district (RIDE i, 2006). Roughly 30 percent of students say that teachers take a "personal interest" in them as people (RIDE f, 2006). IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? Another 15% actively get help from teachers for their subjects. Roughly 40% of students feel that they have a "belonging" in the school (RIDE f, 2006). About 65% of parents view teachers as "partners" in the process of education, and another 30% of teachers actively inform the teachers on school issues (RIDE f, 2006). These teachers who go the extra mile deserve a great deal of credit. AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS DON'T TELL ME MUCH UNLESS YOU PROVIDE A POINT OF COMPARISON.The health and saftey(SIC) records of the school is "mediocre" compared to those of other high schools in Rhode Island. In Cumberland High, 30% of students smoke compared to 20% on average in other Rhode Island high schools. About 25% chew tobacco compared with 15% in other high schools. About 40% do illegal drugs at Cumberland High, compared to 30% at other Rhode Island schools. Approximately 50% drink alcohol compared to 40% at other high schools. About 45% smoke marijuana compared to the state average of 40%. Sleep is also a major health problem at the school as about 70% of the students report getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night, which is right on pace with the Rhode Island average. Finally, 25% at Cumberland and Rhode Island high schools do not eat healthy (RIDE e, 2006). Parent participation is on par with the state average at 10% . The school lacks ethnicity. About 92% of the school is white, 2% is African-American, 1% is Asian-American, 4% are Hispanic, and another 1% is Native American (RIDE d, 2006). One hundred percent of the school population do not recieve ESL Services (RIDE d, 2006).
The school's socio-economic status is all over the map. (DIVERSE) Those in the town making over two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 2.8% of the community Those making between one-hundred thousand and two-hundred thousand dollars a year are 14.8% of the community. Those making between fifty thousand and one-hundred thousand dollars a year come out to be 36.8%. Those making under fifty thousand dollars a year make up the majority at 45.5% (US Census x, 1999). Those who are elgiable SIC for the free or reduced lunch at the school make out 12% of the poppulation, much better than the state average of 32% . The school has 28 different clubs and 20 different sports for both boys and girls (Wikipedia w, 2007). The school also has 2 different newspapers, one being a Literary Magazine and one being a French Newsletter. The school sports has won 47 titles, including 3 New England titles. These titles include 5 state championships in golf, 7 titles, 1 being a New England title, in boys swimming, and 5 state championships in girls swimming (Rhode Island High School Sports p, 2007). All of these clubs, sports, and teachers cost money. It's estimated the school spends $8,406 per pupil (Great Schools.net j, 2006). It's estimated that 60% of that figure is spent on instructional, 17% for student and staff support, 8% for administration, and 15% for other expenditures (Great Schools.net j, 2006)
Conclusion
Cumberland High School is a very good, up and coming high school. With stats that show it has surpassed the expectations required for the No Child Left Behind Act, the SATs, and graduates a very high percentage. The academic and educational commitment within the town is impressive and the school has shown a great commitment to its students. Though the school has some downfalls, such that of health and parent-teacher communication. Just like with any public school, you are going to take the ups with the downs. But none the less, it is a very good school, which has consistently reached the standards set forth by the state and national government. None of the stats fall lower than that of the state. It is a very good school with great potential down the road.References
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Peer Edit 1 by Kate
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
REVISION FEEDBACK
- INTRO FIXED
- INFORMATION ADDED, ESP COMPARISONS
Total Score for this Evaluation: 33/35 pts
Rubric
Introduction = 5 / 5 pts.
Organization = 5 / 5 pts.
Mechanics = 5 / 5 pts.
and
There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
and/or
There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings.
and/or
There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
Conclusion = 5 / 5 pts.
Creativity = 4 / 5 pts.
Thoroughness = 9 /10 pts
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.